Dust-bag connection for suction-cleaners.



w. v. OAR.

DUST BAG CONNECTION FOR SUCTION CLEANERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.I. 1916.

1 ,235,920. Patented Aug. 7, 1917 wrLLIAivrv. ons., or CLEVELAND, oHIo.

DUST-BAG CONNECTION FDR SIJ'CTION-CLEANERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rammed Aug. 7,' 1917.

Application filed December 1,f19,1`6;` Serial No; 134,278.

, ATo. au, 'Lo/wm zt may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM V. Olena citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bust-Bag Gonnectionsfor Suction-Cleaners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. A

This invention relates to suction cleaners of the type wherein a movablecasing havin#d a motor, a pumping device, and an inlet mouth is movedabout over the floor by means of a handle, the air displaced by thepumpin device being delivered into a porous bag, one end ott whiclrissecured to the cas- I ing and the other end -to the handle. .It iscustomary to attach this bag to the handle by the use ol anf'elasticmember oi some kind so as to maintain the bag taut at all times withoutimpeding the movement of the handie, and also to permit the shorteningof the bag which occurs upon iniation. Heretofore it has been customaryto employ a mere naked suspending spring, but the same has been liableto sway about and get in the way during the operation of the device, and1s frequently caught upon articles of furniture and distorted out ofshape. The objects or' the present invention are the provision of laneat, compact, and self-contained suspend ing device for this purpose;the provision of a spring so protected that it cannot be distorted o rover-strained; while further objects. and advantages willbecome apparentas the description proceeds.

In the drawings'accompanying and form.- ing a part of this application,wherein I have illustrated one embodiment of my said invention: Figure1l represents a perspeca tive view of a complete cleaner embodyingv myinvention; Fig. 2 is a detail view` of the suspending device, the bagbeing disconnectcd and a part of the handle being shown in section.; andFig 3 is a cross sectionai View on the line 3MB ol" Fig. Q.

Describing the gants by reference characters, 1 ign-usuels they 'fan1.,:lnunber and f5 the nozzle ol a suction cleaner, the same beingsupported upon suitable wi'aeels 3, and guided by means ci a handle el,pivoted thereto by .means cfa yoke 5. l represents the dust bag whichisprovided at the upperv end with an attachment 7, which in the presentembodiment serves both as a closure and as a device for spreading thebag and.

as a means of support.

Secured to the side of the handle adjacent. to the upper end of said bagis a housing of sheet metal having an elongated cylindrical portion 10parallel to the handle, and having projecting ears 11-12 to receive thevscrews or tacks whereby it is attached in place. In the presentembodiment the handle itself is also channeled to some extent as shownat 13, so as to form with this housing a cylindrical chamber adapted forthe reception of a compression spring 14: there beinga slot l5 providedat one part o` the chamber, as for example between the snit" of thehandle and the edge of the housing. A guiding block 16 is slidablyinserted above said spring at the upper end of said housing and carriesa laterally projecting eye 17 eX- tending. outside of the housing andadapted to be attached to the ring 18 carried by the attachment 7.

This arrangement always maintains the attachment 7 close to the handle 4in a neat and trim manner and permits the necessary shortening of thebag and movement of the handle, but without permitting distortion 'ofthe spring or 'catching of furniture. It will be understood that manychanges in the construction maybe made within the scopa of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what 1. In a suction cleaner, acasing, a handle secured to said casing, an elongated housing carried bysaid handle, a spring in said housing, a connecting device attached tosaid spring and extending outside said housing, and a dust -bag havingone end attached to 'said casing and the other end to said connectingdevice. i

v2. In a suction cleaner, a casing, a handle secured to said casing, anelongated houlng carried by said handle, and having a slot in its wall,a connecting device attached to said spring and projecting through saidslot, and

vto spring, a connecting device attached to said-member and projectingthrough said.

slot, and :L dust bag having one end attached to said casing and theother end to said connecting device.

4. A dust bag connection for suction cleaners comprising an elongatedhousing adapted to be secured to the cleaner handle, :L spring in seidhousing, a slidable member inside said housing operatively connected tosaid spring, and a connecting device attached to said member andextending outside 10 said housing and adapted to have the dust; bagsecured thereto.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aix my signature. Y Y

WlLLIAM V. OBR.

